stopover
Americannoun
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stopovers
plural
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a brief stop in the course of a journey, as to eat, sleep, or visit friends.
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such a stop made with the privilege of proceeding later on the ticket originally issued.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of stopover
First recorded in 1860–65; noun use of verb phrase stop over
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On the way to Switzerland, on a stopover in Doha, he woke at 4 a.m. to write his Davos speech in a single two-hour sitting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Given the new route is expected to cost about 20% more than its current Sydney to London offering with a stopover, he doesn't think it will be a flight he'll catch anytime soon.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Lake Kahokugata is also a key stopover location along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
Spain's health ministry said that a decision on where to send the vessel would be based "on the epidemiological data collected from the ship during its stopover in Cape Verde".
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
It was her favorite stopover that summer because of the Bellamar caves nearby.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
The use of the docks took place between 2016 and 2019 after president Barack Obama eased the US embargo on Cuba to allow cruise ships to make stopovers there.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
But, I’m trying to avoid stopovers in Dubai or Qatar in case of cancellation or further disruption, but that is making it trickier to plan, too.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
The military flights to the Altiplano prison required stopovers to pick up men from across Mexico.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
Without the Rome stopovers, the art historian Gary Garrels said, “I can’t imagine that he ever would have made sculptures.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
Aside from the occasional refueling stopovers of Pan American World Airways planes, nothing interesting ever happened there.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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